Vehicle-wheel.



ITO-833,397. PATBNTED OCT. 16, 1906.

P. J. LANCASTER.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION IILED 00123, 1905.

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PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

P. J. LANCASTER. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIUATION FILED 0012a, 1905.

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I eovfefov I I u EBED RIEI; J. LANCASTER; OF NEW YoRIfN. Y. VEHICLE-WHEEL. I

N0. teaser To all whom it may concern.- i

Be it "known that I, FREDERI K cas'rnnya c tizen of the-United States", and a resident of the borough-of Manhattan, in'the city and State of'New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in vehicle: Wheels, of which the following'is a specificahe object ofithis present-invention; is to provide certain, im 'royements in vehiclevhe'els'i and it consistsiin a..vehicle-wheel. 1n whiclrgatire of yiel materi'aL-such as rubbe'r cernpoundior anaogo'us material, is

locked to the telly against longitudinal moveirnent. thereon andsprings interposed .beg

tweenthe felly and tire'for permitting-1a".

yielding of the tire at any point-without affecting thetii'eat other points .around1the,

telly...

I f-Inflthei represents in side eleya'tioin partly in rangindinal central. section, afportion' of a vehicle,-

wheel, illustrating-one embodiment of invention. Fi 2,.is a eross-sectioiialgyiew taken the p aneiof the line A A of Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a iew in side elevation of thejno'vel' :lorm' of spring which is interposedbetween the felly and tire. Fig: 4 i s an end' yiew of the said 'sprin Ti .5 represents-inside elef 'vation, partia l'y ongitudi'nal central s'ej tion, a portion ofa vehicle-wheel, illustrartijijr a second embodiment of-iniy-inyention. Big. 6 is a cross-sectional;yiew takenin the plane of thelineB B of Fig.6. Fig. 7' represents in side,. elevation, partially longitudinal central section) a ortio'nfof'a yehic e-wheel;

illustratinga thir embodiment of my invention;,and- Fi 8" is a cross-sectional View taken-in the p ane of the line CC of Fig. 7.-'

- The spokes ofthe vehicle-wheel are denoted by 1, and the felly by 2. a

a The tire is denoted by 3;, yielding material, such as rubber compound or analogous material, and is .unattached to any metallic band or its equivalent which would tend 'to impede the iree local yielding of the tire on its cushionin devices. 7 In the form shown-in g ig's'. 1 to 4, inclusive,the felly is providedwith annular series of alternating outwardl wextending projections '4: and recesses '5, formed by bending a band-of netal-or other suitable 1 materiali'intothe proper shape and securing said bandto the outer face of. the; felly, as shown at 6. The tireis'provided with annular series of alternating inwardly extending p 5 ofLetterls Patent. Jpplica tion'iiled October-28. 1905. s g

g: jec'ti'ons 13 are shown as apartof the ell itself, and the recesses 14, alternating wit the projections, are shown as being formed in "Patented Oct. iegaaoe;

jectionsi Tand recesses 8, arranged to, ermit dinally thereon; Springs ,9 are interposed local yielding movement; of 'theg tire Witho springs are located within the recesses- 8 in thefelly. Eac prises an annular. series. of -flattened coils.

rounded, as shown, so .as to prevent-any ongitudinally rubber; 'The springs-constructed in .t.,' Jform herein shown permit-the tireand enzig.

ithexsame time permit a ready local yielding of the tire without'a frictional-sliding I lat'eral displacement by royiding the elly 2.-

' outwardly a sufficient distance to over a the ends of the springs and a-portion of theb 'ofthetire."

-'. i In the form shown in Fig. 5 the .fny

'the felly. In this form coil-springs 1.5 are shown as'inte substantially parallel wheel-telly; I v v lnlFig. 7- a form is shown in which a plurality of small coil-springs 16 are located in for permitting a local yielding of the tire on the jelly, the tire at the same time being locked against longitudinal movement on felly,-as in the other. forms.

What I claiinisr V 1. The combination with a wheel-felly and a tire of yielding material looked against lon-. gitudinal movement thereon, of a plurality of felly and tire havin their axes substantially parallel with the axis of the wheel-felly, each of said springs comprising an annular series of coils.

E a tire of-yielding material locked against lon- -tendency offthe-springs'to chaie or bind-the @fhave an: extended bearing thereon and yet atf the ,inovement between'the tire and spring.v Th ;.tire and springs are held-in position a ainst' with" side'plates 11 an 12, which reject.

rposed .between the tire and felly,1'these springs also having their axeswith the axis of the y both the telly-recesses and the tire-recesses hicli tire is of independent springs interposed betweenth' rio 2, "The combination with a wheel felly and" gitudinal movement thereon, of springs interposed between the telly and tire and arranged with their axes substantially parallel With the axis of the wheel-telly, each'of said locking the tire against ongitudinal move-' ment thereon, of springs interposed between the telly and tire.

5. The combination with a wheel-telly and a tire of yielding material, said telly having outwardly extending projections engaging the tire for locking it against longitudinal movement thereon, of springs interposed between the felly and tire.

6. The combination with a wheel-telly having annular series of outwardly-extending rojections-and a tire of yielding material aving annular series of inwardly-extending projections interlocking with the felly projections for locking the tire against longitudinal movement on the'felly and springs interposed between the telly and tire.

7. The combination with'a wheel-felly havingannular series of projections and recesses and. a tire of yielding material having annular series of projections and recesses alternatin; with the projections and recesses on the fel y,- of springs interposed between the telly and tire and located in said tirerecesses,-"the said felly projections having seats torreceiving the springs.

S. The combination with a vehicle-wheel telly having pro ections and recesses and tire of yielding material having pro ections and recesses, of springs interposed between the telly and. tire andlocated in the recesses in thetire and bearing against theonter g of the felly projections.

9. The combination with a Wheel-telly, band bent to form annular series of projections and recesses, a tire of yielding material having'annular series of projections and recesses alternating with the projections and recesses on the wheel-Telly hand, of springs interposed between the telly and tire located in the tire-recesses and bearing against the outer faces of the folly projections.

10. The combination with a wheeldelly and a tire of yielding material having interlocking projections for locking the tire against longitmlinal -movement on the telly, of springs interposed between the telly and tire and side plates for retainingthe-springs in position and retaining the'tire against lateral displacement.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as .my invention I have signed my name, in

presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of October, 1905.

FREDERHK J. IANCASTER. (Vi tnesses FREDK. HAYNES, F. GEORGE BARRY. 

